Google engineers discovered a rogue family, dubbed Chamois, that generated a large volume of invalid ad traffic, illegal app promotion and installation activity that was difficult to root out because of the lengths it went to avoid detection.

Intel is making a major acquisition in the field of self-driving cars with its March 13 agreement to buy Mobileye, an Israeli company that develops computer vision and machine-learning systems. When the $15.3 billion, all-cash deal closes later this year, Mobileye will become an Intel subsidiary in a self-driving...

Security firm Bit9 says a majority of smartphones are running out-of-date and insecure operating systems that present a threat to critical business data. It has created a list of 12 of the most vulnerable smartphones. Guess who dominates the list?

The top five phone makers held their ground in 2011's first quarter, but gains by smaller manufacturers undercut some of their market share, according to IDC. Apple was a bright spot, says the research firm.